Looking for a Seattle acting class for kids which approaches acting professionally and will get young students off to a good start? In this fun and focused four-week class, held on the Seattle branch of the University of Washington campus:

Students will learn the basics of acting for the camera and working on a film set.

Students’ performances will be filmed and reviewed in the class.

Students will learn about working with and without dialogue; acting choices; eye lines; continuity; and how to work with scene partners.

The classroom is run like a film set, introducing students to the professionals who work on set and how to behave on set.

On-Camera Acting for Children (ages 8-12) is both a fun class and a good education. Past students have commented that they have gained a good understanding for the details of film making.

In this class, designed to give actors film acting experience and help them to get good materials for their reels, we’ll learn a few key things about filmmaking, then film an actual short movie in class. Every student who wants to be in the class film will be in it. In previous quarters, genres have included mysteries, vampire movies, science fiction, fantasy, detective, drama and comedy. You can take this class just for fun, or as part of our Certificate Program in Acting.

A follow-up for students who have taken Rick’s “Accents and Dialects for Actors” class, and would like to keep learning and practicing, and using their new skills in actual scripted scenes. You can take this class just for fun, or apply it toward our Voiceover Acting Certificate program.

In this class you’ll learn to use brush-pens, inking brushes, felt tip pens and nib pens to create striking high-contrast images. You’ll learn how to do feathering, hatching, cross-hatching, and more. You’ll also learn how to use an inexpensive watercolor brush that produces clean, beautiful fluid lines just like those of a sable brush (but costs much less).